Cornell University

March 7, 2024 | David May, Sabrina Soffer

Anti-Israel faculty group adds fuel to a raging fire

“It’s not safe to be a Jewish student at UC Berkeley.” That was the message a Jewish student delivered before the House of Representatives’ Education and the Workforce Committee last...

June 17, 2022 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain, David Adesnik

Tainted Qatari Millions Are All Over Washington

Qatar is also sending billions to a small circle of top-flight universities.

November 24, 2020 | Craig Singleton |

Follow the Money: Exposing China’s Influence Operations at Academic Institutions and Think Tanks

Secretary of State Michael Pompeo issued an ultimatum last month to think tanks and academic institutions around the country: Publicly disclose funding received from foreign governments or risk losing access...

May 4, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Iran can cause a new Holocaust, warns Islam expert in Austrian Parliament

"If there is going to be a repeat of the Holocaust, it will not be in Europe - here people have matured - but in the Middle East."

December 25, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Wiesenthal’s top ten list of antisemites includes Pittsburgh shooter

Swedish hospital, UK singer Roger Waters and German bank make the list.

December 17, 2018 | David Asher

David Asher Named Senior Fellow at Foundation for Defense of Democracies

David is an Expert on Countering Money Laundering and Terrorism Finance.

May 10, 2017 | Clifford D. May

Fooling many of the people, much of the time

“Hamas Drops Call for Israel’s Destruction,” headlined The Wall Street Journal last week. The New York Times told its readers: “Hamas Moderates Talk on Israel.” And...

May 8, 2017 | Michael Ledeen

War on Campus

Don’t look to college “leaders” to defend free speech and shut down the rioters. It doesn’t work that way. Universities almost always collapse in the face of student prote...

May 2, 2016 | David Weinberg

Hate Preachers on Qatar Campus: Obama Gives Qatar Undeserved A+ on Fighting Incitement

“Kill the infidels... Count them in number and do not spare one.” Blatant religious incitement of this sort feels like such a caricature of radical Is...

February 11, 2013 |

Saudi Money Shaping US Research

Saudi Arabia’s oil reserves are expected to run dry in fifty years. This prospect has encouraged the Saudis to go shopping for cutting-edge science that can secure the kingdom’s futur...

June 28, 2011 | |

Israel’s Jordanian Friends

Jordan remains stabilizing factor, Israel committed to helping monarchy survive

June 15, 2011 | The New Atlantis

In Defense of Biofuels

On the world markets, the cost of a barrel of oil is, at this writing, over $120. In the United States, a gallon of gasoline now costs, on average, roughly $3.50. Even when adjusted for inflation...

February 6, 2011 | SFGate.com

The Next Decade,’ by George Friedman: Review

The Next Decade Where We've Been ... and Where We're Going By George Friedman (Doubleday; 243 pages; $27.95) One can easily understand why George Fri...

January 1, 2007 | Andrew McCarthy The New Criterion

Is The Nation State Threatened?

 “Is the Nation State Threatened?” This question, though apt, may fail to convey how dire the threat to sovereignty truly is. It might be better to ask, “Is the Nation Stat...

March 8, 2004 | Townhall

Bridging the Rift in the Middle East

As usual, the word from the Middle East recently has been a mixture of good news, bad news. One piece of good news is that the Iraqi Governing Council has signed an interim constitution establish...